Virdi

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Virdi (विरदी) Virdee, Birdi, Birdy, Birdee, Verdi, Virdi, Virdy, Virdee are a Jatt clan found in Northern India.

Origin

It is believed that they are the descendants of Chandravanshi dynasty.

History

They are known to be of the same stock as the Jatt ethnic tribe and other tribes as they are a purely a Indio-Scythian tribe. They are found in the state of the Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana in India. They are described as famous warriors and the ultimate rulers of all the things living. They are believed to be linked to primates of the southern Indian borders with Srilanka due to their prominent lips and lanky appearance. Many of the modern day "Virdi" had historic background in Srilanka Sword Fighting.

Virdi, vardy, wardi, werde are same gotras. Virdi and batth/bath/baath, both these gotras have something in common like nature, behaviour, as they both together are found in many villages of Punjab in large numbers. Maybe they are both son of same father and names different. Virdi mostly known for their gentle (sau) status.

Distribution in Punjab

Virdi Jats are found in District Jalandhar and District Amritsar. [1]

Distribution in Haryana

Distribution in Gujarat

Virdi ia a village in Junagarh district in Gujarat.

Virdi ia a village in Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

Virdi ia a village in Amreli district in Gujarat. ‎

Virdi in other communities

  • Virdi gotra is included under Hande and Jadhav/yadav as surname under Maratha clans.[2][3]

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